official ***BAKING*** thread

[larinne]

what do you love baking?

mine are chocolate chip cookies & butter cookies

[Ice Burn]

I like to bake, it relaxes me.
I even go on chronic baking sprees when I get stressed out.
Funny thing though, I rarely eat what I bake. My parents and my siblings complained that I made them fat. My husband and kids can get enough of them.

I usually make these depending on my mood.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Rasin Cookies
Apple Pie
Banofee Pie
New York Cheesecake
Banana Bread
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Fruit Cocktail Cake with Caramel Sauce
Vanilla Creme Cupcake
Lemon Squares
Brownies
Banana Muffins
Blueberry Muffins

[Pooh Bear]

I would love to learn how to bake.

[Ice Burn]

It's easy. For newbies, make sure you follow the recipe's instructions to the dot. Most newbie disasters are from a failure to follow recipe instructions. Whether is measuring right or taking it out of the oven at the exact time. Unlike cookng where it's easy to experiment, baking is more precise, an extra teaspoon can make a big difference in the quality of the baked goods.

For newbies, I suggest to start with cookies and brownies before trying anything else.

[illumina]

^ So true. But since my mom bakes a lot, and I just do it as a hobby from time to time, I know enough to be able to adapt, improvise, and perform damage control when needed.

The most adventurous thing I've baked so far were Brazilian cheese puffs, or pãozinhos de queijo.

[crocopie]

souffle, baked pasta, one fresh lasagna and one minced pie.

[Aceche]

I like brownies, chocolate cake, and macaroons. But I also love baking cassava and baked macaroni. Still trying ti improve my baking skills so thats all for now...

[kreuk]

chocolate chip cookies.

when im lazy i just used the instant pancake mix and improvise on the recipe to make the chocolate chip cookies. it comes out tasting better too.

baking is really trial and error. the more u bake the better you get. once experience sets in... you already know that an extension of just over a single minute in the oven means a lot. u'll also learn to eyeball the cookie to know exactly when it's time to get it out of the oven to have the "baked through and through but not burnt at all" stage.

[Ida_0818]

i'm trying to learn to bake so far i natry ko pa lang is brownies. ok naman ang result but still im trying to learn more and try on other recipes.
Ice Burn can you share and post here some of the recipes you have baked? sa mga sinabi mo na nabake mo na they are all yummy. for those who loves to bake like me this will be greatly appreciated,thanks ha!
Im loving this thread. thanks for putting up this thread larinne!

[pia16]

i love baking chocolate chip cookies. I am trying to master rhum butter cake. Yummy with coffee.

[pia16]

i love baking chocolate chip cookies. I am trying to master rhum butter cake. Yummy with coffee

[kim G]

mas gusto ko rin mag bake kaysa magluto ng ulam like ginisa,nilaga,etc.madali ang baking just follow the instruction to the t lalo first time to try a recipe.Nakakairita lang mag hugas ng pinag gamitan na utensils!

[Ice Burn]

Ida_0818: I usually scout around the net for recipes to try except for the 1st 3 and the fruit cocktail cake. Those were taught to me. Some naman from my baking books, I have a lot.

This is supposed to be the foundation recipe of Sonja's cupcakes. It's really good.

Magnolia’s Vanilla Cupcakes

[latalirpa]

I'm into baking for emotional therapy these days. I started baking when I was in college and ang ginagawa ko nun butter cake and lemon squares... then nag-evolve to choco chip cookies... hehe...

lately, bumalik interest ko sa baking and so far ang na-try ko palang gawin are these lemon and cream cheese cookies na may bf recommended and granola (most adventurous one so far kasi first time ko siya gawin... ).

[Ice Burn]

I'm trying to perfect Tres Leches. It's my husband's favorite desert, very popular in Latin America. I'm trying it with a twist though, I'm putting pastillas the leche in the middle.

[~shalala~]

i really wanna learn how to bake. is there any baking oven i can buy that costs really cheap, but good enough for starters like me?

[crocopie]

Anybody knows how to bake pan de sal? I'm looking for recipes.

[Ice Burn]

i really wanna learn how to bake. is there any baking oven i can buy that costs really cheap, but good enough for starters like me?

Well you can go for the basic La Germania oven.

[Radhia Siti]

hi Bakers,

can you recommend tools for starters like us? i'd like to divert my emotional baggage to baking

i want to try to bake cookies first, then cupcakes, then cakes (wishing)

[Ida_0818]

Thanks Ice Burn for the info i really like to learn to bake different cookies, cupcakes, brownies and cakes someday.